La Gritona Reposado is lovely. A big reason: reposado is all they do. Plus, they’re a women-owned and operated small business in the highlands of Valle de Guadalupe, Jalisco, Mexico that’s distilled to high standards. Rested for eight months before bottling, the result is a smooth tequila with notes of vanilla, oak, and roasted agave, and a rounded finish that’s easy to sip. Cimarron Reposado Cimarron Casa Noble Reposado is a great fall sipper. We also love to use it in our riff on an old-fashioned, in which we use both tequila and rye as the base. It has nice notes of pumpkin, cinnamon, toffee, and caramels that we often associate with fall but balances them out with more subtle notes of vanilla, lemongrass, and even some citrus and floral notes. G4 Reposado G4 It's really smooth and doesn't have an overpowering sweetness which I think will work well neat and for fans of a less sweet drink.

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It is a pleasure to visit Fortifylla. This is the finest sipping tequila, with a soft finish of Agave and a light vanilla flavor. A margarita is typically made with silver or white tequila and is frequently available at a mid-price. It is not uncommon for the most expensive and rare tequilas to cost hundreds of dollars per bottle. Some celebrities have even begun their own brands of tequila, which is becoming more popular with them. The blue Agave plant is used to make all types of tequila, but it must be made in a specific region. The color and flavor of the two types differ primarily because they are older. Silver tequila is typically bottled immediately after it has been distilled, but it can age for up to two months after it has been distilled. Silver or white (plata or blanco) is the best color for margaritas. For those new to the Mexican, agave-based spirit, tequila bottles feature different terms to explain how long they’ve been aged instead of using numbers like whiskey. They are blanco, reposado, añejo, and extra añejo, as well as a few other lesser-known terms. While we could spend all day explaining the intricacies of each, today is reposado’s time to shine. A recent crowd-pleaser on our shelf at The Wesley is Curamia Reposado tequila. Curamia is a collaboration between female power duo Dafna Mizrahi, winner of ‘Chopped,’ and Melissa Del Savio, a former bartender and industry insider.According to Food & Wine, the plant is typically steamed inside of industrial ovens before being distilled two or three times in copper pots. So, with news of all this shadiness and artifice, you might be feeling a bit disheartened. A once guilt-free pleasure suddenly tugging on your conscience. The answer is not, of course, to stop enjoying tequila. Heaven forbid. But just to be maybe more mindful about what you’re tossing down your gullet.

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Because tequila has a problem. Actually, it has a few. And the result is that many of us don’t know what we’re drinking. When we first announced our programme,’ says Sanschagrin, ‘We were bombarded with interest from brands who wanted to go through our process. We then sent them all of the detailed information as to what it is that we look at and what it is that we do in each distillery visit to confirm that there are no additives in their product and about 80% of those that had got in touch initially, never responded again.’ So if a tequila has been awarded TM’s ‘additive free’ designation, you can be sure that it is.

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From chemically accelerating the agave’s ageing process and diluting the product with low-cost sugar-based spirits, through to reliance on undisclosed synthetic additives to mimic natural flavour profiles, there are widespread tequila industry practices that you might not be aware of. And throwing money at the situation is no guarantee that the tequila on the table is additive-free or made in the traditional way that you pictured. There’s every possibility that your favourite top-shelf tipple was mass produced in a factory along with 20 other brands. And the flavours that you had assumed were unique to the plant, process or ageing barrel are actually artificial. Similarly to how whiskey (or whisky depending on where you are) is the category of both Scotch and Bourbon. Aged for eight months in American oak, this tequila has notes of vanilla, apple, and cinnamon. It’s delightful. Aromas of citrus, caramel, butter, cooked agave, and sage are the beginning of a pleasingly balanced and unique tasting experience. Casa Noble Reposado Casa Noble